Editors' Blog

5 Myths About Environmental Regulation

Conservatives and some pro-business groups (usually major multinationals who also happen to be big polluters) argue that some of the following things will happen if the government steps up its legally-mandated role to regulate environmental pollution, for instance carbon emissions that cause global warming.

Global warming produces cold weather extremes

Right-wing thick heads like to joke that global warming is good because it makes the weather nicer.

Republican alternative on climate legislation #fail

From Sierra Club:For Immediate ReleaseJune 9, 2010